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Nominations Open

  • By Jon Clow May 26, 2020

The Minister for the Environment is seeking nominations for members of the Fiordland Marine Guardians (the Guardians).

The Guardians are an advisory group established by the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Management Act 2005. They provide advice to Ministers, government departments, and Environment Southland on managing the Fiordland (Te Moana o Atawhenua) Marine Area.

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Undaria in Taiari Chalky Inlet

  • By Kerri-Anne Edge May 25, 2019

A press release from Environment Southland May 2019.

A further discovery of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida at a new site in Fiordland was made in April. Divers on a joint agency compliance trip discovered one mature Undaria plant and several juvenile plants on the line of the wreck of the boat ‘Stella’ which is lying on its side on the shore of Chalky Inlet.

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Proposed name changes for the FMA

  • By Kerri-Anne Edge May 25, 2019

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa have opened for public consultation the proposed name changes for the Fiordland Marine Area.  The proposal is for dual te reo 

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Vessel inspections in Bluff and Stewart Island to 1 November 2019

  • By Kerri-Anne Edge May 06, 2019

For the last few years the Ministry for Primary Industries has contracted Young Fishing Limited to undertake hull inspections of known Fiordland-bound vessels based in Bluff and Stewart Island for the presence of marine pests e.g. the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida.

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Further spread of Undaria in Breaksea Sound

  • By Kerri-Anne Edge May 06, 2019
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March 2019: Restrictions on anchoring, mooring, gear and water movement are still in place in Breaksea Sound. Since December 2017 restrictions have been put in place within the Controlled Area in the Beach Harbour-John Islands area of the Sound to help slow the spread of the invasive Asian kelp Undaria pinnatifida (Undaria) from a known infestation.

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